Why titanium matters in aerospace
Aerospace has been one of the key drivers of titanium alloy development for more than half a century, and it remains one of the most demanding environments for engineering materials.
Titanium is valued in aerospace for its high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent corrosion resistance and reliable performance under demanding operating conditions. These properties support lighter, more efficient and more durable aircraft structures and components.
Correctly specified and designed, titanium also offers good fatigue performance — important for parts exposed to vibration, pressure cycles and long service life. In modern composite airframes, titanium is often preferred in contact areas because it reduces galvanic corrosion concerns compared with other materials.
Aerospace applications
Titanium is used across many critical areas of an aircraft:
- structural airframe components
- landing gear parts
- engine components such as compressor blades, discs and casings
- fasteners
- hydraulic and pneumatic tubing
- brackets and fittings throughout the fuselage and wings
- composite-to-metal joints where corrosion compatibility matters
- MRO replacement parts
In maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), replacement parts must meet the material properties, specifications and certification requirements of the original components.
What Hermith supplies for aerospace
Product forms
- Titanium bars
- Titanium sheets
- Titanium plates
- Titanium tubes
- Titanium wire
Grades and alloys
- Commercially pure titanium, Grades 1–4
- Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V)
- Grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V)
- Grade 23 (Ti-6Al-4V ELI)
- Grade 19
- Ti-662 (Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn)
- Ti-6246 (Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo)
Standards
- AMS 4901
- AMS 4911
- AMS 4928
- AMS 4954
- ASTM B265
- ASTM B348
- AWS A5.16
Further alloys and standards, including customer- and country-specific programmes, on request.
Traceability and certification
Depending on product form, grade and customer requirements, our titanium is manufactured to recognised aerospace and industrial specifications. See our product range and stock list for sizes and specifications.
With EN 9100, EN 9120 and ISO 9001 certification, Hermith GmbH supports aerospace customers with reliable material quality, full traceability, 3.1 certificates and both stock-based and project-based supply.
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